Girl · Name family
Nicole
1,359,455births recorded
27Countries
15Variants
1943Peak · France
#5Bulgaria 2025
Nicole is a girl name family recorded 1,359,455 times in 27 countries since 1900. It ranks highest today in Bulgaria (#5 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 1943, at 2,002.7 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Nikola (Poland), Nicola (Scotland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Nicole
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole | French | 596,465 | 🇺🇸 United States | #382 | 1983 | ▼ 58 % |
| Nicole | French | 294,055 | 🇫🇷 France | #824 | 1943 | ▲ 26 % |
| Nicole | French | 53,148 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #18 | 2020 | – |
| Nicole | French | 31,374 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #298 | 1989 | ▼ 61 % |
| Nicole | French | 30,431 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #142 | 2004 | ▼ 14 % |
| Nicole | French | 19,786 | 🏴 England & Wales | #412 | 1996 | ▼ 64 % |
| Nikola | English | 74,002 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #49 | 2008 | ▼ 71 % |
| Nikola | English | 1,866 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #57 | 2010 | – |
| Nikola | English | 1,777 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2787 | 2010 | ▼ 91 % |
| Nikola | English | 658 | 🇺🇸 United States | #11932 | 1972 | ▼ 51 % |
| Nikola | English | 370 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2009 | – |
| Nikola | English | 255 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 2001 | – |
| Nichole | English | 63,954 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3342 | 1979 | ▼ 55 % |
| Nichole | English | 781 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1985 | – |
| Nichole | English | 333 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | – | 1987 | – |
| Nichole | English | 239 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1972 | – |
| Nichole | English | 194 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1997 | – |
| Nichole | English | 70 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1974 | – |
| Nicola | Italian | 15,942 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 1975 | – |
| Nicola | Italian | 8,062 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1987 | – |
| Nicola | Italian | 8,047 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #221 | 2008 | ▼ 87 % |
| Nicola | Italian | 5,078 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8362 | 1972 | ▼ 37 % |
| Nicola | Italian | 4,932 | 🏴 England & Wales | #4201 | 1996 | ▼ 95 % |
| Nicola | Italian | 847 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1972 | – |
| Nicolle | French | 10,815 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1938 | – |
| Nicolle | French | 6,077 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2645 | 1972 | ▲ 25 % |
| Nicolle | French | 967 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1407 | 2003 | ▼ 48 % |
| Nicolle | French | 323 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 1993 | – |
| Nicolle | French | 159 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1996 | – |
| Nicolle | French | 156 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1974 | – |
| Nikol | English | 7,901 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | #5 | 2013 | – |
| Nikol | English | 1,951 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #231 | 2018 | ▲ 54 % |
| Nikol | English | 1,028 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #135 | 2023 | ▲ 916 % |
| Nikol | English | 890 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #69 | 2011 | – |
| Nikol | English | 885 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8860 | 1973 | ▲ 74 % |
| Nikol | English | 242 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2604 | 2018 | ▼ 28 % |
| Nicol | Spanish | 5,131 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #420 | 2008 | ▲ 17 % |
| Nicol | Spanish | 2,248 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6838 | 1972 | ▼ 19 % |
| Nicol | Spanish | 845 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #396 | 2001 | ▼ 61 % |
| Nicol | Spanish | 385 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | – | 2010 | – |
| Nicol | Spanish | 305 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2007 | – |
| Nicol | Spanish | 195 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1984 | – |
| Nikole | English | 6,982 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6325 | 1972 | ▼ 50 % |
| Nikole | English | 128 | 🏴 England & Wales | #4201 | 2011 | new |
| Nikole | English | 59 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1999 | – |
| Nikole | English | 57 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 2004 | – |
| Nikole | English | 10 | 🇵🇱 Poland | – | 2022 | – |
| Nikole | English | 5 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1994 | – |
| Nichol | English | 2,922 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1979 | – |
| Nichol | English | 5 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1972 | – |
| Nichol | English | 5 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1996 | – |
| Nichola | English | 991 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1969 | – |
| Nichola | English | 749 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 1982 | – |
| Nichola | English | 704 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1983 | – |
| Nichola | English | 207 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1996 | – |
| Nichola | English | 14 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1978 | – |
| Nichola | English | 6 | 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland | – | 2000 | – |
| Nickole | English | 2,542 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1978 | – |
| Nicholle | English | 1,837 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1979 | – |
| Niccole | English | 1,352 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1972 | – |
| Niccole | English | 5 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1995 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Nicola ↔ Nicole — verified against linguistic sources
- Nicola ↔ Nicol — verified against linguistic sources
- Nikola ↔ Nicola — spelling variant
- Nikola ↔ Nichola — spelling variant
- Nicole ↔ Nichole — spelling variant
- Nicole ↔ Nicolle — spelling variant
- Nicole ↔ Nikole — spelling variant
- Nicole ↔ Nickole — spelling variant
- Nicole ↔ Nicholle — spelling variant
- Nicole ↔ Niccole — spelling variant
- Nicole ↔ Nycole — spelling variant
- Nicole ↔ Nikkole — spelling variant
- Nikol ↔ Nicol — spelling variant
- Nikol ↔ Nichol — spelling variant
Questions about Nicole
How popular is the name Nicole?
In 2025 it ranked #5 in Bulgaria. Official registers record 1,359,455 births across 27 countries.
What is Nicole in other languages?
Nikola (English); Nichole (English); Nicola (Italian); Nicolle (French); Nikol (English); Nicol (Spanish); Nikole (English); Nichol (English); Nichola (English); Nickole (English).
When was Nicole most popular?
It peaked in France in 1943, at 2,002.7 births per 100,000.
Is Nicole a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Nicole is a girl name.